RosedaleMD
A town of 20,002, settled in 1878.
Is Rosedale a good place to live?
Rosedale gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $313K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. It grades B overall, 149th of 259 graded towns in Maryland. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its public schools trail 76% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Rosedale is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Rosedale’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both Maryland’s towns (0.6) and U.S. towns (0.4). Among 261 Maryland towns, just 7 have a higher July high than Rosedale.
What makes Rosedale stand out
Where Rosedale beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Rosedale for work
Where Rosedale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rosedale grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Rosedale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
M&T Bank Stadium and 91 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rosedale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
6 mi MuseumNS Savannah
6 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
6 mi MuseumWalters Art MuseumPhoto credits
M&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Rosedale: who provides what
Rosedale is unincorporated, so Baltimore County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rosedale.
Conserved land covers 3% of Rosedale
On this, Rosedale is below the Maryland town median (9.5%) and near the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). 8.3 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Batavia Park, 62 acres with 3.3 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Batavia Park | 3.3 mi | 62 |
| 2. Herring Run Park | — | 48 |
| 3. Rosedale Park | 0.1 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rosedale earns a C− for schools
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Overlea High, with 1,474 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red House Run ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 694 | C |
| Overlea HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,474 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Rosedale faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rosedale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Rosedale’s working residents commute to Baltimore
Most working residents leave Rosedale for work: only 3% work in town. Rosedale’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Baltimore (32%), Towson (5%) and Rossville (3%).
| Rosedale | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 11% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rosedale earns a B for cost of living
The median rent in Rosedale is $1,378 a month. The typical Rosedale home is worth about $313,000, about the same as a year ago, 26% below the Maryland typical home.
| Rosedale | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,378 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 74% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and hot summers in Rosedale
July afternoons average 89°, the #2 highest of 536 Maryland places with climate records; January nights average 27.9°.
Rosedale has chilly winters and warm summers. About 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Rosedale are less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
Rosedale beats the Maryland average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 12% of Rosedale adults binge drink.
| Rosedale | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Rosedale | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 29.5% | 23.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16.8% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rosedale
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Rosedale
About 5 of every 100 Rosedale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
About Rosedale
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Rosedale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 19,961 at the 2020 United States census.
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- Area
- 7.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- ZIP code
- 21237
Rosedale’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Rosedale.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | #149 | B | B | — | C− | C+ |
| Essex | #196 | C | B− | — | C− | C |
| Baltimore | #251 | D | B− | D− | D− | C |
| Rossville | #152 | B | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Overlea | #140 | B | B− | — | C− | B+ |
| Dundalk | #221 | C | B− | — | C− | C− |
| Middle River | #216 | C | C | — | C− | C |
Rosedale, Essex, Rossville, Overlea, Dundalk and Middle River report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rosedale with a neighbor →
Questions about Rosedale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rosedale, MD a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Rosedale grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #149 of 259 in Maryland. It grades C+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Rosedale, MD expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.